"'It's not a dream to win three gold medals.'" Handsome ace equipped with sweeper in Korea, ML is also watching
Jul 15, 2024
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As of the 15th, Hart is ranked first in a total of three categories in terms of individual title awards. In the lowest ERA category, he is ranked first, beating James Nail (KIA, 2.96) who has been in first place since the beginning of the season. Along with Nail, he is tied for first in the league with a winning rate of 0.800, and is also the lone leader in the strikeout category with 119K. In the multiple wins category, he is also tied for second place with eight wins after first-place Enmanuel de Heysus (Kium, 10 wins).
If he maintains his current pace, it doesn't seem difficult to win an individual title in his first year in the KBO League. As such, he continues to play as NC's 'Ace' pitcher.
Hearts are more powerful in the second half after the break. In the Kiwoom Heroes match held at Changwon NC Park on the 12th, he won the starting victory by pitching close to perfection with two hits, eight strikeouts, and two walks in seven innings. It is a tricky Kiwoom lineup, but he was lethargic in front of Hearts. Hart allowed Ko Young-woo to get on base for the first time after two outs in the first inning, but he overcame the crisis by groundering Song Sung-moon, and retired Choi Joo-hwan, Lee Hyung-jong and Kim Jae-hyun in the second inning. Kim Taejin in the 3rd episode, tooJang Jae-young and Lee Joo-hyung were struck out, infield grounder, and outfield fly, and in the fourth inning, Ronnie Dawson, Ko Young-woo, and Song Sung-moon were all hit by infield grounder. It was a good pitching that blocked Kiwoom's chance itself. He gave up his first hit to Kim Jae-hyun with two outs in the fifth inning, but he didn't shake again this time. He struck out Kim Tae-jin, the next batter, with four pitches swinging.
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And he was responsible until the seventh inning. Choi Joo-hwan was grounded out to second base, Won Sung-jin was struck out swinging, and even Kim Gun-hee was struck out swinging. It was a flawless finish. NC won the final score 9-2, scoring nine points while Hart played well. With this victory, Hart won eight games this season and recorded the most wins among left-handed foreign pitchers in the history of NC clubs.
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Will Hearts have the possibility of exporting back to the Major League like Peddy. Currently, Major League scouts have never officially visited to see Hearts at home in Changwon. But when he took the mound in the Seoul metropolitan area and other away games, several major league teams are already watching Hart. If the current performance continues until the end of the season, there is a possibility that the ransom will skyrocket.
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